Where does “balzo” come from?

balzo (Italian) comes from French balsa, from Spanish balsa — pool; raft; ferry.

balzo (Italian): leap, jump; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. leap, jump; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “balzo”, step by step

balzo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French balsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbalsabalsa (tree, wood)
2Spanishbalsapool; raft; ferry

via Latin balteus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbalteusA belt, girdle

via Italian balzare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbalzareto jump, skip or leap; to bounce back; to be...

Words derived from “balzo”

Every word from Spanish balsa →Every word from French balsa →